316:, which was necessary because Virginia's 1850 Constitution expressly permitted slavery, and the U.S. Congress would not readmit Virginia to the Union (nor seat any of its representatives) until that was corrected. During the Civil War, some Virginians had held a constitutional convention, but that document was never ratified by voters, and most Virginians did not think it valid because so few counties were represented at that constitutional convention. Despite his relatively young age and inexperience, Allan contributed often in the 1868 convention's debates, including his misgivings about certain aspects of the constitution finally drafted because he was concerned that re-enfranchised Confederates would attempt to limit rights of African Americans. Allan nonetheless supported its adoption in 1869, and
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